Miscellany
Miscellany
Relationships of Cousins - Confused by the terms "once removed", "twice removed", etc.?  This might help.

Relatives
- Ever wondered who our families might be related to?  Here are a few of the notables that we've come across as we wander around our family trees.  If you descend from the same families as we do, you are related as well.

Primitive Baptists - Information about the beliefs and practices of the Primitive Baptist Church.  Since many of our forebears, including Woods, Burchams, Davis, and others were members of this church, you might find it interesting.

Quakers - A brief explanation of some of the Quaker customs and meetings.  Many of the Davis, Burcham, and related families were Quaker when they emigrated to this country.  It appears that most drifted away from the faith.

Move from Quaker to Baptist - A little history and comments relating to the change of religious preference from the Quaker to Baptist faith.

Timelines - Here is a site where you can your create personal timelines with historic information.  There is also a link here to learn what notables are your contemporaries.

Coat of Arms - Ever been tempted to buy your family coat of arms?  Read this first.

Scotch-Irish - Some of our antecedents on the Wood side of the clan were, apparently, Scotch-Irish.  The family most clearly in this category would be the Alexanders.  This treatise talks of some of the history and characteristics of the Scotch and Scotch-Irish.

Pictish Nation - The world's first web site dedicated to the Picts!  A page dedicated to that ancient race (known as the Picts) whom once inhabited present day Scotland. Includes links to other Pictish pages on the web.

Madoc in America - Were the Welsh the first European Americans?  Read here about Prince Madoc of Wales who reportedly came to America in 1170 and established a tribe on the Missouri.